diff --git a/requirements/development.txt b/requirements/development.txt
index cdecd688..b2aa1ae0 100644
--- a/requirements/development.txt
+++ b/requirements/development.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ pylint==1.7.4
 flake8==3.4.1
 pyflakes==1.6.0
 mccabe==0.6.1
-pytest==3.2.3
+pytest==4.6.2
 pytest-cov==2.5.1
 tox==2.9.1
 coveralls==1.2.0